Specialty Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Diseases Facility South San Francisco Medical Center Internal Medicine Department Address 1200 El Camino Real South San Francisco CA 94080 Telephone Appt/Advice: 650-742-2230 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About Me

I graduated summa cum laude from UC Berkeley, completed medical school at UC San Diego, residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care medicine at UCSD Medical Center. After all those years of training, I then moved back to the Bay Area to practice at Kaiser. I chose to be a Kaiser Permanente physician because I wanted to focus solely on the practice of medicine, and not the business of medicine. I am proud to be a member of this organization because I am part of a team of dedicated physicians striving to deliver the best evidence-based and compassionate care.

As a pulmonologist and intensivist, I take care of patients with lung disease and critically ill patients in the ICU. The practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine is a challenging and gratifying experience, because I am able to help some of our sickest patients. It is also at times a heartbreaking experience, because despite all our best efforts, despite the most advanced medical technology, we are not always able to cure disease. But I am grateful that I am at least able to impact these patients' lives in some way--offer comfort, and relieve suffering.

My Credentials

Medical school	UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Residency	Los Angeles County-Harbor-UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship	UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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